King George
It was named in honor of King George II.
Louisiana is named after king Louis and queen Anna.
King George II
nancy hart named is the first one to be name in georgia after a women. :)
King George III, king of England during the colonies. a bunch of loyalists moved to Georgia and named it Georgia in honor of king george.
Because it is not named in honor of Sam Houston but instead in honor of William Houstoun of Savannah, Georgia and so it is prononunced HOW-stin.
"Georgia" was the name given to this last of the thirteen colonies in honor of King George II of England.
It was named Georgia after King George II.
Georgia was named for King George II of England.
Georgia gets its name in honor of King George the second.
The state of Georgia was named after King George, who ruled England when Georgia was colonized.
Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe and named for his King, George of England.